Last updated: 26 October 2021
| Statuts: | Préliminaire |
| Date: | lundi 8 juin 2015 |
| Heure: | ca 21:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Dornier 228 |
| Compagnie: | Indian Coast Guard |
| Immatriculation: | CG-791 |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 30 km (18.8 milles) de Pichavaram ( Océan Indien)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM), Inde |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM), Inde |
A Dornier 228 operated by the Indian Coast Guard went missing over sea during a surveillance mission.
The aircraft took off from Chennai Airport, India at 17:30 hours local time. The flight was to fly up to the Palk Bay area, around 170 nautical miles from Chennai. Last radio contact was on the return leg at 21:00 hours and it was last seen on radar at 21:23 hours , 95 NM south off Chennai when flying at 9000 feet.
The missing Dornier was the latest induction in ICG, in 2014, according to defence spokesman Sitanshu Kar.
The Dornier was located on July 10, at a depth of 995 metres and 16.5 nautical miles off Pichavaram in Cuddalore district.
Sources:
» Missing Coast Guard Dornier found off Tamil Nadu coast (Hindustan Times, 10-7-2015)» Deccan Chronicle
» Sitanshu Kar, Principal Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence
» Times of India.
Photos
Video, social media
#ICGDornier Flash: Photo of the recovered Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the crashed aircraft in the Bay of Bengal. pic.twitter.com/Ut842mxAr8
— Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) July 10, 2015
Plan
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
